Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adj] [prep] [art] [noun pl] in " in BNC.

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1 Such combinations are generally difficult for natural language systems to process due to the changes in the syntactic and semantic properties of the constituent words ( and the acquisition of information about the compounds ) .
2 Series of interlinking metaphors of chaos and inhumanity are generated to maintain this dramatic mode and ensure that the agenda for control remains firmly with the system , and already I have used such metaphorical terms as ‘ animals ’ and ‘ enemies ’ to indicate some of the ways in which those in power make use of the rich imagination contained in everyday language .
3 John walked down the hill , on his way to meet some of the lads in the town .
4 BROTHER CADFAEL had made one journey to the hamlet of Preston in search of the young man Aldhelm , only to find that he was away in the riverside fields of the manor of Upton , busy with the lambing , for the season had been complicated by having to retrieve some of the ewes in haste from the rising water , and the shepherds were working all the hours of the day .
5 They provide a way for a testator to secure some of the dispositions in his will even if the will fails and intestate succession ensues .
6 And the author of romantic suspense does well to let that truth at least seep into her unconscious before setting out to write one of the books in the genre .
7 Such joints are said to pass most of the tests in the specifications for wood adhesives .
8 In this chapter I have done more to highlight some of the problems in reaching a definition of God than to offer a solution of my own .
9 In this chapter , I shall attempt to separate the parts that make up the whole , then to explore some of the ways in which we may bring about harmony to mind-body-spirit .
10 The above reflections attempt to cover some of the ways in which values are made explicit at planning enquiries and in the political forum .
11 With such a low response , however , it was necessary to select some of the non-respondents in order to find out why they had not completed and returned the questionnaire , and whether their views and experiences of the Oxfordshire scheme differed significantly from those who had responded .
12 Before we go on to discuss some of the ways in which the forms of speech and writing differ , we shall consider , in the next two sections , some of the problems of representing written and spoken language .
13 One approach would be to create separate offences to cover many of the situations in which violence occurs , and to single out those situations in which there is some element of aggravation , such as attacks on law-enforcement officers .
14 Edward is a private detective hired by an antiques dealer who asked Edward to list all of the valuables in the house .
15 No party can hope to win all of the seats in a constituency , even if these are as few as three .
16 I 've always wondered why someone like Madonna would want to buy one of the paintings in the last show .
17 I 've always wondered why someone like Madonna would want to buy one of the paintings in the last show .
18 Who shouts ? ’ can be a game to include all of the children in describing their parents .
19 In this section I have attempted a preliminary outline of a definition of modernism , and tried to draw some of the connections in the generic relationship between modernism and the bourgeoisie .
20 It is intended to articulate , and to challenge , explanations in terms of deficit and difference , and to illustrate some of the ways in which the social realities of the classroom , and the learning opportunities in it are contingent on classroom interaction having language as its principal though not , of course , its only realisation .
21 A lot of the dis discussion has clearly been erm trying to resolve some of the ambiguities in P P G seven er and I think perhaps different perception to what sort of countryside in North Yorkshire we are trying to safeguard through through policies .
22 She used to do some of the drawings in the Radio Times many years ago before she retired .
23 When will he take steps to reduce interest rates to give some of the companies in Britain an opportunity to survive , fight and compete internationally ?
24 You have tried to use one of the options in the indexes : —
25 I detest José Mario Armero , the leading ‘ Guernica ’ campaigner , who admits that the installation in the Casón ‘ was seen as a trick , as they had originally meant to use one of the rooms in the main building ’ .
26 He was arrested trying to use one of the cards in a Pizza Hut restaurant in London 's Piccadilly .
27 He was arrested trying to use one of the cards in a Pizza Hut restaurant in London 's Piccadilly .
28 Triennial elections , to fill 103 of the seats in the 321-seat Senate ( upper house ) , took place on Sept. 27 in 31 metropolitan départements , one département d'outre-mer ( Réunion ) and one territoire d'outre-mer ( New Caledonia ) .
29 Clearly , it is important to consider each of the ways in which you can safeguard your equipment because it is no use avoiding all the flying hazards if you are going to write off your glider on the ground .
30 Law personally conducted the negotiations with Gardner Sinclair over the sale of the Observer and the Pall Mall Gazette in 1914 ; this negotiation also demonstrates that , as well as producing information and nursing editors , the party had to work hard to keep some of the newspapers in business .
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